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5093179 |
Methods and articles for treating periodontal disease and bone defects
A method for treatment of periodontal disease is disclosed. The gingival tissue is separated from the tooth surface in an area where periodontal disease is present. A biocompatible, porous material...
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5092773 |
Method and apparatus for filling a tooth canal
To fill a canal, an optical fiber having a low melting point is introduced into the canal and radiation is conducted through the fiber to melt the fiber and form the filling. The fiber may be...
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5090908 |
Laser apparatus for periodontal treatment
An improved laser apparatus for periodontal treatment comprising a surgical laser and a handpiece for focussing the beam of laser light and directing it on to tissue within a periodontal pocket....
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5087202 |
Device to fix or control the mutual position of teeth
Described is a device to fix or control the mutual position of teeth (6), comprising anchor elements each of which is to be connected by cementing to a tooth (6) and which are connected to one...
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5085585 |
Dental medicament applicator and method of use
A dental medicant applicator includes a U-shaped body member having a base portion with an upstanding peripheral wall. A shoulder is formed near the top edge of the wall. Medicament is placed in...
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5085584 |
Intraoral discluder device and method
An intraoral discluding device for the prevention of chronic tension and common migraine headaches and temporal-mandibular joint syndrome that are caused by chronic clenching of the posterior...
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5078599 |
System for inspecting a dental model
A method of inspecting a positive dental model having an impression plane comprises the step of first projecting a small beam of light of predetermined cross section on individual teeth of the...
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5078153 |
Method and apparatus for sensing and treating bruxism
An intraoral acrylic splint having incorporated into the interior of the splint a strip of piezoelectric film which emits a small electrical current when deformed by the compression of the teeth....
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5076791 |
Professional home method for bleaching teeth
An improved method for bleaching teeth using a pre-formed stock tray of a thermoplastic material with a low-heat melt-index, and a peroxide gel. The tray is custom fitted at home by the wearer,...
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5071637 |
Foamable fluoride compositions and method
A foamable fluoride composition, for use in dental therapy, is provided that contains water, dental fluoride, foaming agent and acidifying agent. An illustrative composition comprises water, sodium...
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5062799 |
Interface matrix for dental restoration
Dental restoration. A glass filament mesh matrix has inner and outer faces, the inner face being adapted to be bonded to a natural tooth. An outer face of proper color is adapted to receive the...
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5055040 |
Tooth shade selection using a new comparator
A tooth shade comparator comprises a viewing tube having a removable base at one end thereof and having an eyepiece at the opposite end thereof. The base is constructed for placement over a tooth...
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5051401 |
Inhibition of mineral deposition by phosphorylated and related polyanionic peptides
A poly-amino acid compound capable of inhibiting mineral deposition, which has the structure: poly (X) m (Y) n where each X independently is aspartate, glutamate, glutamine, asparagine, or...
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5051091 |
Simplified dental implant operation
A simplified operation for setting a dental implant into bone following tooth extraction uses the cavity left by the extraction rather than drilling. To hold the implant in the proper position in...
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5049076 |
Method of bonding metal to dentine
A method comprises the steps of applying a gallium alloy in liquid form to the surface of an adherend metallic portion, and forming an alloy layer containing Ga, Sn, In or Zn on the surface of the...
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5040981 |
Dental restoration holder and placement tool
A device for manipulating dental restorations, such as thin, ceramic tooth veneer of the type used in cosmetic bonding to teeth comprises an elongated, pencil-like handle structure having a tip...
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5039303 |
Orthodontic process
A two-step orthodontic process is described in which a first weave 35 and a subsequent second weave 40 of fine dental floss are applied to a selected group of tooth crowns to effect correction of...
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5037301 |
Method enabling dental identification of humans and animals
Message identifying information in available microdot and microchip format is applied to a tooth, where it can be easily coated over, yet still readable by appropriate scanning devices. The...
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5037294 |
Dentition appliance and method of forming
A human detention appliance or pacifier device or anti-thumb sucking device is made by a method of injection molding whereby a charge of fluoridating material is admixed with the base thermoplatic...
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5035615 |
Dental filling band and method of use
A dental matrix band that is flexible and bondable to resin based restorative materials. This matrix band will permanently bond to the filling and the tooth. It becomes a permanent part of the...
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5032178 |
Dental composition system and method for bleaching teeth
A dental composition and method for bleaching vital and non-vital teeth, comprising a preselected, concentrated, aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and a nonaqueous component mixed to form an...
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5031611 |
Customized scuba-diving mouthpiece and method of manufacture
An improved customized scuba-diving mouthpiece has a base member with a front portion with breathing hole and two preferably apertured mount portions extending rearwardly for positions between the...
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5030093 |
Method and apparatus for dental restorative material
A method and apparatus for placing, compacting and shaping a light-activated dental restorative material in a cavity preparation or between adjacent teeth and for polymerizing said restorative...
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5030098 |
Vibratory dental mouthpiece
A malleable plate is provided with a cover of resilient cushioning material for insertion between the user's upper and lower teeth. The plate may be of a perforate nature with an extension for...
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5020995 |
Surgical treatment method and instrument
A method and apparatus for cutting tooth tissue by generating laser radiation at a wavelength which is absorbed more strongly by hydroxyapatite than by water; producing a succession of pulses of...
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5018967 |
Dental fluoride applicator and method for using same
A method and apparatus for applying fluoride to the teeth of a patient. The apparatus includes a dental tray, which is sized and shaped to fit between the upper and lower sets of the patient's...
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5017140 |
Removable and disposable extension for a light guide of a dental curing light and its method of use
A removable and disposable extension for a light guide of a dental curing light in which a hollow empty body having a calibrated aperture therein is detachably fitted on the rigid light guide so...
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5015180 |
Dental article containing light-curable paste
A dental tape is disclosed comprising a light-curable, non-toxic paste layered between two cover sheets, at least one of which releasably adheres to the paste, and a dental article is disclosed...
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5009885 |
Method of protecting the mucous membranes of the mouth while treating teeth
A method by which a mucoprotectant gelatin which forms a protective coating on the mucous membranes of the mouth is provided for use with active ingredients for treating the teeth. The active...
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5006071 |
Technique for the prevention of alveolar osteitis
A moldable, absorbable dressing and method for the prevention of alveolar osteitis following the extraction of a tooth or removal of a cyst. The dressing is primarily plaster of Paris with...
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4992049 |
Method for applying a veneer facing to teeth
The present invention provides a method for securing a veneer onto a tooth substrate comprising removing enamel in a matrix pattern, to a predetermined depth, from the lingual or buccal surfaces of...
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4983380 |
Composition for treatment of teeth and method of use
A mucroprotectant gelatin which forms a protective coating on the mucous membranes of the mouth is provided for use with active ingredients for treating the teeth. The active ingredient may be...
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4983381 |
Method and device for producing the whitening of live teeth with pathological and normal colorations
A method and a device are described for producing the whitening of live teeth with pathological and normal colorations, destined to whitening any tooth with normal color and furthermore eliminating...
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4976618 |
Apparatus and method for treating temporomadibular joint dysfunction and bruxism
The present invention provides an intraoral sensing device which generates a pressure change in cavities positioned between the upper and lower dental surfaces. This signal is used to provide a...
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4975053 |
Device for placement, seating and cementation of a restorative element onto a tooth
A device for the placement, seating and cementation of a restorative element having a top surface, onto a tooth comprises a flexible strip portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and a bite...
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4973250 |
Apparatus and method for irrigating and aspirating periodontal pockets
An improved hand-held syringe for convenient and safe self-use simultaneously scraping and irrigating periodontal pockets, featuring three elements: a rubber-like bulb-syringe to carry medicant; a...
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4973251 |
Means and methods for dental restoration
A process of applying a temporary diagnostic, consultative restoration to teeth to demonstrate to the patient how the restoration will look after it is finished, comprising the steps of , applying...
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4961707 |
Guided periodontal tissue regeneration
A method and surgical implant article for enhancing the regeneration of periodontal connective tissue at tooth root surfaces exposed by periodontal surgery wherein the exposed root surfaces are...
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4955367 |
Cam-operated oscillator system for the mandible
The mandible oscillator system comprises an intraoral-extraoral appliance mounted on the upper and lower arches of the user. Extraoral oscillating means are coupled to the extraoral portion of the...
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4955810 |
Dentin thickness monitor
A method and apparatus for measuring the thickness of the dentin layer of a tooth in a patient, at a region where the dentin is exposed, during a dental treatment, by the steps of: establishing an...
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4952143 |
Dental bleaching instrument
A dental bleaching instrument with a source for generating heat. A temperature sensor can be distanced from the heat generator for determining the heat proximal to the teeth. That more accurately...
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4952149 |
Process and apparatus for taking a medical cast
A method and apparatus for taking impressions of a portion of the body which utilizes the projection of a grid of sinusoidal profile onto the body portion of which the impression is to be taken....
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4950163 |
Dental syringe for treating gums
A syringe for treating gums includes a cylinder in which a piston is reciprocally mounted. The fluid for treating the gums is located in the cylinder and is expelled from a spout, such as a cannula...
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4941826 |
Apparatus for indirect dental machining
Apparatus for machining a human tooth includes a rotary cutter that is moved along a predetermined path dictated by motor energizing signals. The cutter is moved vertically by one drive, laterally...
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4942034 |
Dental stimulator
The present invention discloses a dental stimulator, e.g., one or more segments of wood (balsa, birch, bass, etc.) treated with one or more surfactants or emulsifiers (as a cleaning substance) and...
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4940411 |
Dental laser method
A dental laser assembly is disclosed for use in eradicating carious lesions in teeth, the treatment of sensitive teeth, as well as the removal of soft tissue. The laser assembly includes a housing...
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RE33221 |
Dental restorative cement pastes
Compositions that are useful and unique as dental remineralizers and dental cements, as well as methods for their use, are disclosed. The compositions are mixtures of at least two sparingly soluble...
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4915630 |
Dental splint
A dental splint comprises a body member having a generally planar lower contact surface which establishes a bite plane. The body member is bonded to a single tooth along a side surface. A ligation...
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4904188 |
Direct bonded arch bar for maxillo-mandibular injuries
An arch bar for direct bonding to the teeth of a patient comprises an elongated arch bar having a plurality of ligature hook elements extending from one side thereof. The back or gingival portion...
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4902227 |
Dental treatment tray
A molded, one-piece plastic dental treatment tray for applying fluoride or other medication to a patient's teeth. The tray has a pair of elongated locking flanges on one of its handles which engage...
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